West Bengal · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1967 SC
C. Roy of Independent won the Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal in the 1967 general election, with a winning margin of 29,071 votes (7.80%).
3 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 525,872 registered electors and 373,749 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 71.10%. This is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Independent
Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency
In the 1967 Lok Sabha election, C. Roy of Independent secured victory in the Jaynagar constituency (West Bengal) with a margin of 29,071 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, ensuring representation of marginalized communities in India's Parliament.
Out of 525,872 registered electors, 373,749 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 71.10%. A total of 3 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
Explore more election data